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Wheat gluten vs. Fruit preserves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and fruit preserves different?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, copper, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat; however, fruit preserves are richer in vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat gluten is 69% higher.
  • Fruit preserves have a lower glycemic index (51) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Jams and preserves are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 6% 6.8% 18% 33% 1.6% 8.1% 4.2% 5.2% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +610%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.9%
Contains more IronIron +961.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +82%
Contains more ZincZinc +1316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1268.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -9.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1885%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 29% 0% 2.4% 0% 4% 18% 0.68% 1.2% 4.6% 0% 0% 8.3% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Fruit preserves DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.37g 150%
Selenium 39.7µg 2µg 69%
Iron 5.2mg 0.49mg 59%
Phosphorus 260mg 19mg 34%
Carbs 13.79g 68.86g 18%
Calcium 142mg 20mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.8mg 10%
Copper 0.182mg 0.1mg 9%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.06mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.076mg 6%
Calories 370kcal 278kcal 5%
Magnesium 25mg 4mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0g 5%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Fats 1.85g 0.07g 3%
Fiber 0.6g 1.1g 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.01g 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Potassium 100mg 77mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 67.76g N/A
Sugar 0g 48.5g N/A
Sodium 29mg 32mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.037mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
69% 30%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 68.86 g
Water: 30.47 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20213.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2542.9%
Contains more OtherOther +334.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +399.3%
Contains more WaterWater +271.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
21% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.038 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +310.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/nutrients
  2. Fruit preserves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169641/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.